communion

noun

/kəˈmjuːniən/

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(also Communion, Holy Communion)
[uncountable] a ceremony in the Christian Church during which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of the last meal that Christ had with his disciples
- to go to Communion (= attend church for this celebration)
- to take/receive communion (= receive the bread and wine)
see also Eucharist, Mass
Extra Examples
- Communion was celebrated by the Reverend John Harris.
- Most of the people present took Communion.
- There were only half a dozen people at Communion.
- We went to Holy Communion in the cathedral.
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- Holy
- First
- open
- …
verb + communion
- go to
- administer
- celebrate
- …
communion + noun
- service
- cup
- rail
- …
preposition
- at communion
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[uncountable] communion (with somebody/something) (formal) the state of sharing or exchanging thoughts and feelings; the feeling of being part of something
- poets living in communion with nature
Extra Examples
- He lived in close communion with nature.
- her personal communion with God
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- personal
- spiritual
- …
preposition
- in communion with
- communion with
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[countable] (specialist) a group of people with the same religious beliefs
- the Anglican communion

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin communio(n-), from communis ‘common’.

单词	communion
释义	communion noun /kəˈmjuːniən/ /kəˈmjuːniən/ jump to other results (also Communion, Holy Communion) [uncountable] a ceremony in the Christian Church during which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of the last meal that Christ had with his disciples to go to Communion (= attend church for this celebration) to take/receive communion (= receive the bread and wine) see also Eucharist, Mass Extra Examples Communion was celebrated by the Reverend John Harris. Most of the people present took Communion. There were only half a dozen people at Communion. We went to Holy Communion in the cathedral. Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective Holy First open … verb + communion go to administer celebrate … communion + noun service cup rail … preposition at communion See full entry [uncountable] communion (with somebody/something) (formal) the state of sharing or exchanging thoughts and feelings; the feeling of being part of something poets living in communion with nature Extra Examples He lived in close communion with nature. her personal communion with God Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective close personal spiritual … preposition in communion with communion with See full entry [countable] (specialist) a group of people with the same religious beliefs the Anglican communion Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin communio(n-), from communis ‘common’.
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